Shots fired after attack on man

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Feb 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - An 18-year-old man was confronted by three men in his front yard about 7:20 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of East Eleventh Street, police said. One asked the victim if he "banged." When he said no, he was chased across the street by the three assailants, who caught and beat him until his family came to his aid, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - An 18-year-old man was confronted by three men in his front yard about 7:20 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of East Eleventh Street, police said. One asked the victim if he "banged." When he said no, he was chased across the street by the three assailants, who caught and beat him until his family came to his aid, authorities said.

One assailant fired two rounds from a handgun, striking a vehicle parked nearby, authorities said. The victim was taken to a hospital with a laceration to his head.

One of the assailants was described as an Asian male about 16 years old standing 5 feet 2 inches tall with a thin build, a black T-shirt, blue jeans and a red beanie. The second was described as an Asian man, 20 to 21 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and heavyset with a red shirt, blue jeans, black beanie and a black handgun. The third was described as an Asian man, 18 to 19 years old, standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with an average build, a red T-shirt and blue jeans.